Animality and Colonial Subjecthood in Africa : The Human and Nonhuman Creatures of Nigeria / Saheed Aderinto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aderinto, Saheed, author.

Series:

New African histories series.

New African Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Nigeria--Colonial influence.

Animals.

Animals--Social aspects--Nigeria--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"From debates over the aesthetics of birds in the urban landscape to how horse racing enhanced imperial power to the ways in which water navigation impacts aquatic creatures, Saheed Aderinto argues that it is impossible to comprehend the full extent of imperial domination without considering the colonial subjecthood of animals"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A meaty colony : Nigerians and the animals they ate

The living machines of imperialism : animal aesthetics, imperial spectacle, and the political economy of the horse and donkey

"Dogs are the most useful animals" : a canine history of colonial Nigeria

"The Nigerian political zoo" : animal art, modernism, and the visual narrative of nation-building

"Beware of dogs" : rabies and the elastic geographies of fear

The lion king in the cage : nature, wildlife conservation, and the modern zoo

"Let us be kind to our dumb friends" : animal cruelty in the discourse of colonial modernity

"A great evil ritual murder" : the Save-the-Nigerian-Horse-and-Donkey campaign.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821447680

0821447688

OCLC:

1261768481